Packaging

In relation to medicines, the general term 'packaging' is used
to describe the container that immediately covers the medicine as
well as the packaging (e.g. carton) in which the medicine is
supplied to the consumer.

Various aspects of packaging are regulated by the TGA and other
agencies including:

Child resistant packaging (CRP) - this is packaging that is
designed or constructed to be difficult for young children to open
and gain access to the medicine.

Tamper-evident packaging - this is packaging that has an
indicator or barrier to entry which, if breached or missing, can
reasonably be expected to provide visible or audible evidence to
consumers that tampering may have occurred.

Country of origin

Recyclability

Units of measure

Barcodes

For more information about the TGA requirements in relation to
medicines packaging, click here.